ref-manual: document FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS

diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst
index 16320d3db2..04dcc3d9a7 100644
--- a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst
+++ b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@  New Features / Enhancements in 4.3
 
 -  wic Image Creator enhancements:
 
+-  FIT image related improvements:
+
+   -  New :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` variable allowing
+      to specify 64 bit addresses.
+
 -  SDK-related improvements:
 
 -  Testing:
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index a78368b380..96d7c0d414 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -1590,7 +1590,8 @@  Only a single kernel can be added to the FIT image created by
 :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-fitimage` and the kernel image in FIT is mandatory. The
 address where the kernel image is to be loaded by U-Boot is
 specified by :term:`UBOOT_LOADADDRESS` and the entrypoint by
-:term:`UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT`.
+:term:`UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT`. Setting :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` to "2"
+is necessary if such addresses are 64 bit ones.
 
 Multiple device trees can be added to the FIT image created by
 :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-fitimage` and the device tree is optional.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 574af2c2f9..6ee65e1788 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -2898,6 +2898,26 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings
       table file, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt``.
 
+   :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS`
+
+      Specifies the value of the ``#address-cells`` value for the
+      description of the kernel FIT image.  
+
+      The default value is set to "1" by the :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-fitimage`
+      class, which corresponds to 32 bit addresses. 
+
+      For platforms who need to set 64 bit addresses in
+      :term:`UBOOT_LOADADDRESS` and :term:`UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT`, you need to
+      set this value to "2", as two 32 bit values (cells) will be needed 
+      to represent such addresses.
+
+      Here is an example setting "0x400000000" as a load address::
+    
+         FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS = "2"
+         UBOOT_LOADADDRESS= "0x04 0x00000000"
+
+      See `more details about #address-cells <https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Usage#How_Addressing_Works>`__.
+
    :term:`FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB`
       Specifies the default device tree binary (dtb) file for a fitImage when
       multiple are provided.
@@ -9041,11 +9061,17 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       creation, the :term:`UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT` variable is passed as a
       command-line parameter to the ``uboot-mkimage`` utility.
 
+      To pass a 64 bit address for FIT image creation, you will need to set
+      the :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` variable too.
+
    :term:`UBOOT_LOADADDRESS`
       Specifies the load address for the U-Boot image. During U-Boot image
       creation, the :term:`UBOOT_LOADADDRESS` variable is passed as a
       command-line parameter to the ``uboot-mkimage`` utility.
 
+      To pass a 64 bit address for FIT image creation, you will need to set
+      the :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` variable too.
+
    :term:`UBOOT_LOCALVERSION`
       Appends a string to the name of the local version of the U-Boot
       image. For example, assuming the version of the U-Boot image built